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Danton Cole

Position: C/RW
Shoots: Right
Height: 5-11    Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: January 10, 1967 in Pontiac, Michigan

Drafted by the Winnipeg Jets in the 6th round (123rd overall) of the 1985 NHL Entry Draft.

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NHL Standard

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1989-90 23 WIN NHL 2 1 1 2 1 -1 0 1 0 0 0 2 50.0
1990-91 24 WIN NHL 66 13 11 24 10 -14 24 11 1 1 1 109 11.9
1991-92 25 WIN NHL 52 7 5 12 5 -15 32 4 1 2 0 65 10.8
1992-93 26 TBL NHL 67 12 15 27 11 -2 23 11 0 1 1 100 12.0
1993-94 27 TBL NHL 81 20 23 43 18 7 32 11 8 1 4 149 13.4
1994-95 28 TOT NHL 38 4 5 9 4 -1 14 3 1 0 0 76 5.3
1994-95 28 TBL NHL 26 3 3 6 3 -1 6 2 1 0 0 56 5.4
1994-95 28 NJD NHL 12 1 2 3 1 0 8 1 0 0 0 20 5.0
1995-96 29 TOT NHL 12 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 16.7
1995-96 29 NYI NHL 10 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 20.0
1995-96 29 CHI NHL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0
Career NHL 318 58 60 118 48 -26 125 42 11 5 6 507 11.4

NHL Miscellaneous

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus Point Shares
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC PIM S G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- OPS DPS PS
1989-90 23 WIN NHL 2 0.50 0.50 1.00 0.41 0.00 1.00 1 1 2 1 2 0 4 1 -1 0.1 0.0 0.1
1990-91 24 WIN NHL 66 0.20 0.17 0.36 0.15 0.36 1.65 12 10 22 9 38 6 60 14 -14 0.4 0.7 1.0
1991-92 25 WIN NHL 52 0.13 0.10 0.23 0.10 0.62 1.25 6 4 10 4 19 2 46 14 -15 -0.5 0.4 -0.1
1992-93 26 TBL NHL 67 0.18 0.22 0.40 0.16 0.34 1.49 10 12 22 9 41 3 75 35 -2 0.4 1.0 1.4
1993-94 27 TBL NHL 81 0.25 0.28 0.53 0.22 0.40 1.84 18 21 39 16 65 21 64 27 7 2.3 1.6 4.0
1994-95 28 TOT NHL 38 0.11 0.13 0.24 0.10 0.37 2.00 7 8 15 6 23 3 27 6 -1 -0.2 0.5 0.3
1994-95 28 TBL NHL 26 0.12 0.12 0.23 0.10 0.23 2.15 5 5 10 4 17 3 21 6 -1 -0.1 0.4 0.2
1994-95 28 NJD NHL 12 0.08 0.17 0.25 0.09 0.67 1.67 2 3 5 2 6 0 6 0 0 -0.1 0.2 0.1
1995-96 29 TOT NHL 12 0.08 0.00 0.08 0.05 0.00 0.50 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 0 -0.3 0.2 -0.1
1995-96 29 NYI NHL 10 0.10 0.00 0.10 0.06 0.00 0.50 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 0 -0.2 0.1 -0.1
1995-96 29 CHI NHL 2 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1
Career NHL 318 0.18 0.19 0.37 0.15 0.39 1.59 55 56 111 45 189 35 278 98 -26 2.1 4.5 6.6

NHL Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1994-95 28 NJD NHL SC 1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0
Career NHL 1 1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1984-85 18 Aurora Tigers ON-Jr.A 41 51 44 95 91
1985-86 19 Michigan State Spartans CCHA 43 11 10 21 22
1986-87 20 Michigan State Spartans CCHA 44 9 15 24 16
1987-88 21 Michigan State Spartans CCHA 46 20 36 56 38
1988-89 22 Michigan State Spartans CCHA 47 29 33 62 46
1989-90 23 Moncton Hawks AHL 80 31 42 73 18
1989-90 23 United States WEC-A 10 2 1 3 6
1990-91 24 Moncton Hawks AHL 3 1 1 2 0
1990-91 24 United States WEC-A 10 6 4 10 14
1992-93 26 Atlanta Knights IHL 1 1 0 1 2
1993-94 27 United States WC-A 5 1 1 2 2
1995-96 29 2 Teams IHL 66 37 28 65 42
1995-96 29 Utah Grizzlies IHL 34 28 15 43 22
1995-96 29 Indianapolis Ice IHL 32 9 13 22 20
1996-97 30 Krefeld Pinguine Germany 28 7 12 19 14
1996-97 30 Grand Rapids Griffins IHL 35 8 18 26 24
1997-98 31 Grand Rapids Griffins IHL 81 13 13 26 -5 36 9 4 0 2 145 9.0
1998-99 32 Grand Rapids Griffins IHL 72 14 11 25 -3 50 9 3 2 0 130 10.8
1999-00 33 Grand Rapids Griffins IHL 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0
Career 2 Seasons AHL 83 32 43 75 18
Career 4 Seasons CCHA 180 69 94 163 122
Career 1 Season Germany 28 7 12 19 14
Career 6 Seasons IHL 257 73 70 143 -7 154 18 7 2 2 277 9.7
Career 1 Season ON-Jr.A 41 51 44 95 91
Career 1 Season WC-A 5 1 1 2 2
Career 2 Seasons WEC-A 20 8 5 13 20

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1995-96 29 Indianapolis Ice IHL 5 1 5 6 8
1996-97 30 Grand Rapids Griffins IHL 5 3 1 4 2
1997-98 31 Grand Rapids Griffins IHL 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0
Career 3 Seasons IHL 13 5 7 12 10 1 0 0 0

Similarity Scores

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Thru 7 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Danton Cole 4.0 1.4 1.0 0.3 0.1 -0.1 -0.1
Doug Roberts 90.0 3.9 1.2 1.1 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.0
Garry Valk 87.9 3.9 1.2 1.0 0.6 0.5 0.1 0.0
Gerry Melnyk 87.5 4.0 1.0 0.9 0.6
Wayne Carleton 84.6 4.1 1.6 1.4 0.8 0.0 0.0 -0.2
Merlin Malinowski 84.4 4.1 1.7 0.7 0.4 0.1
Landon Wilson 84.1 3.8 1.9 1.2 0.6 0.2 0.1 -0.4
Milan Kraft 82.8 4.0 1.1 0.8 0.8
Pierre Dagenais 81.7 4.4 1.5 0.9 0.6 -0.1
Ralph Stewart 81.1 3.9 2.1 0.9 0.7 0.5 0.0 -0.1
Josh Bailey 80.9 3.7 1.6 1.0
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Danton Cole 4.0 1.4 1.0 0.3 0.1 -0.1 -0.1
Gerry Melnyk 87.5 4.0 1.0 0.9 0.6
Wayne Carleton 84.6 4.1 1.6 1.4 0.8 0.0 0.0 -0.2
Merlin Malinowski 84.4 4.1 1.7 0.7 0.4 0.1
Milan Kraft 82.8 4.0 1.1 0.8 0.8
Pierre Dagenais 81.7 4.4 1.5 0.9 0.6 -0.1
Ralph Stewart 81.1 3.9 2.1 0.9 0.7 0.5 0.0 -0.1
Josh Bailey 80.9 3.7 1.6 1.0
Jordy Douglas 79.9 4.3 0.9 0.8 0.4 0.2 -0.2
Pete Bellefeuille 79.4 3.4 0.8 0.6 0.5
Jiri Hrdina 78.2 4.1 1.6 0.6 0.6 -0.1

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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Championships

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1995 New Jersey Devils (NHL)

Transactions

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June 19, 1992: Traded to Tampa Bay by Winnipeg for future considerations, June 19, 1992.

March 14, 1995: Traded to New Jersey by Tampa Bay with Shawn Chambers for Alexander Semak and Ben Hankinson, March 14, 1995.

August 26, 1995: Signed as a free agent by NY Islanders, August 26, 1995.

February 2, 1996: Traded to Chicago by NY Islanders for Bob Halkidis, February 2, 1996.

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